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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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Where Is It? Important Gold Find. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 5

Referring to-day to a rumor current in the west and north-west, of an important gold find, either in the West of Queensland or in the Northern Territory, a…

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New Guinea Gold Another Rich Find. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 5

Passengers by the steamer Melnsia, which arrived in Sydney to-day from Rahaiil, brought news of another big gold find near Edie Creek, which, they stated,…

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Echo of Gold Theft Sonoma's Quartermaster Fugitive Foe Five Years. San Diego

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 5

Placide Joseph Ducrcst., who is wanted in San Francisco for stealing Australian bullion from the steamer Sonoma in 1021, has been found guilty in the Federal…

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Relief of Miners £900,000 From Russia Settlemen Not in Sight. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 September 1926 · page 5

"We are no nearer to a settlement to-day than in the first week of the strike," was Mr. A. J. Cook's statement at a meeting at Greenwich…

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Mine Manager Arrested Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 2

Detectives have arrested the manager of a mining company operating near the Queensland border, on a charge of fraud. It is stated that names of miners who did…

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The Miners 150,000 Now at Work. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 5

The miners' leaders met at London to-day to consider the Government's proposals, but it is unlikely Mr. Baldwin plan will be accepted…

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Lost Liners Gold Salvage Ship Abandons Operations. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 5

The "Morning Post's" Paris correspondent says the treasure ship Egypt will retain its treasure for another year, as the owners of the salvage steamer Iroise…

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Baldwin's Proposal Miners Meeting Adjourned. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 September 1926 · page 5

The Miners' Executive all day long discussed Mr. Baldwin's, proposals and finally adjourned. It is understood members of the…

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Mining Not Decadent Industry Ministerial Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 September 1926 · page 5

The Minister for Mines states that reference to mining statistics will remove any fears that the industry is decadent. Although pride of place has been…

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Learning English Foreign Miners at Broken Hill Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 September 1926 · page 3

Because they cannot work in the mines unless they understand English a large number of Greeks, Italians, and Jugo-Slavs here are attending night school…

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REJECTED Government's Proposals British Coal Deadlock Executive Meet Cabinet Committee. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 September 1926 · page 5

The Miners' Executive considered the Government's proposals, and replied to Mr. Baldwin, rejecting the proposal for district settlements…

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Specific Proposals Outlook More Hopeful Coal Mining Dispute. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 5

Following last night's interview with Mr. Baldwin, the Miners' Executive, for the first time, put forward specific proposals as a basis of settlement…

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Breakdown Coal Negotiations. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 5

The publication of the miners proposed terms show that the breakdown of negotiations is absolute, and quite failed to open up the way to a settlement on a…

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Migrant Miners Government Assistance Sought. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 September 1926 · page 4

The Australian Workers' Union telegraphed Dr. Earle Page demanding financial assistance for the State Government in finding work for immigrant…

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Mine Accident Three Dead, 32 Entombed. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 September 1926 · page 5

A message from Ironwood (Michigan) states that three are dead and thirty-two imprisoned in a cave in a shaft at the Iron Company's mine…

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The Miners Proposals Rejected District Agreements Only Secretary's Tilt at Prime Minister

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 September 1926 · page 5

The Government rejected the miners latest proposals for a settlement of the coal trouble and replied that the basis of agreement must be district…

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Sonoma S Gold the 1921 Robbery Man Arrested in America. San Diego

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 September 1926 · page 5

Joseph Duerest, who on September 16 was sentenced to 18 months at Leavenworth penitentiary, for smuggling aliens into the United States, has not yet…

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Coal Debate Commons Opens To-day. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 September 1926 · page 5

After tabling the emergency regulations, the Government to-morrow intends to move the adjournment of the House in order to provide an opportunity for a…

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No Change The Coal Crisis Debate in Commons Leaders' Views on Deadlock. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1926 · page 5

In view of the seriousness of the coal crisis there, was a large attendance of Ministers and members at the reassembling of parliament, to-day…

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The Miners. N.s.w.'s Bad Record. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 5

In the House of Commons Sir W. Joynson Hicks, Home Secretary, justifying a month's continuance of the Emergency Regulations mentioned that there were…

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